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We have heard of people who carry out illegal razor clam fishing being prosecuted. They do not get prosecuted for carrying out the illegal activity, because that is too difficult to prove; they get prosecuted for tax evasion or for breaching health and safety.
We certainly want to encourage community groups to getactive, organised and involved in solutions—sometimes before they identify problems, because it sometimes takes a problem to arise before people want to become empowered and get organised.